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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 16, 1990 PAGE 6 M/S/P Graves/Hunt - to direct the Acting City Administrator to schedule a public hearing for the Council to discuss the rate increase for the affected 2.01 Systems as soon as possible. (Motion carried 5-0). D. Computer Package Larry Bohrer reported in his January 10, 1.990 letter on the Computer Package available through the Department of Transportation. In the future, Municipal State Aid Reporting will be required to be done automatically. Because some cities in the State are not automated or have compatible equipment, MnDOT has negotiated a hardware and software package that can be purchased by cities at a 60% State and 40% City costs. The State's share is paid for out of an administrative fund and will not affect the city's maintenance or construction allotments. The staff reviewed the product literature, price lists, and previous correspondence from MnDOT and recommends purchase of the entire package, but upgrading the printer to the HP-LA2 laser printer for an additional $1,095.00. This would bring the total package price to $4,420.20. Deadline for ordering the equipment is February 15, 1990. As the City is looking into updating their computerization plan, Councilman Hunt suggested the Capital Improvement Committee meet with the City Staff to discuss how this package might fit with the overall, computerization plan and come back with a recommendation to the Council. M/S/P Hunt/Graves - to recommend the Capital Improvement Committee meet with the City staff to discuss how this computer package would fit with the overall computerization plan for the City and come back with a recommendation for the February 6th meeting. (Motion carried 5-0). E. Revisions to MPCA Rules relating to Water Quality At the request of the Council, Larry Bohrer reviewed the proposed changes to MPCA Rules relating to Water Quality. Bohrer clarified these rules classify surface waters of the state for the purpose of establishing the basis for which MPCA issues a permit for surface water discharges, such as, from sewage treatment plants, industrial plants and animnal feed lots. These would have no affect on Lake Elmo because we have none of these activities within our boundaries. Therefore, Lake Elmo would have nothing to comment on the proposed rules. Councilman Graves asked if this could be broadened enough to determine if we could get a statement inserted "sources can be defined to include landfills and discharge from pipes".